Czech warning of Russian propaganda deemed unserious
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024A pro-government columnist doesn’t deny that many small websites throughout Europe reverberate Russian propaganda – but deems their impact negligible. READ MORE
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Opposition daily does not take up Péter Magyar’s defence
Monday, April 1st, 2024The weeklies went to print before former Justice Minister Judit Varga, in a 145-minute-long video interview, depicted her marriage as 16 years of regular emotional abuse. The left-wing nationwide print daily carries four commentaries on the issue. None question the veracity of Ms Varga’s claims. READ MORE
Péter Magyar’s case seen as a crisis for Fidesz
Saturday, March 30th, 2024An independent political analyst takes the challenge posed by the former Fidesz insider as a rehearsal of how the fall of Fidesz could kick off one day. READ MORE
Judit Varga describes past domestic harassment by Péter Magyar
Friday, March 29th, 2024A pro-government pundit praises the former Minister of Justice for her accomplishments and her courage, while vituperating against her divorced husband who is trying to build a political movement to challenge his former friends and allies. READ MORE
Péter Magyar releases recordings alleging corruption
Thursday, March 28th, 2024A pro-government pundit condemns Magyar for secretly recording and now publicly releasing a conversation with his wife, who was at that time (January 2023) Minister of Justice. A left-wing columnist takes the audio as proof that the government is not worthy of public trust. READ MORE
SPAR food store chain at war with the government
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024Opinions diverge on the conflict between the Dutch-based food retail chain and the Hungarian government. READ MORE
Asian ’guest-workers’ in Hungary
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024After the first wave of Filipinos, the next Asian country to send many thousands of guest workers to Hungary is Thailand. READ MORE
Weeklies on Péter Magyar
Monday, March 25th, 2024Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative. READ MORE
EU Summit on help to Ukraine
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024As the leaders of EU member countries struggled in Brussels to agree on the kind of help to offer Ukraine, the pro-government print daily dismisses all mainstream approaches to the problem as mistaken. READ MORE
Péter Magyar accused of launching baseless accusations
Friday, March 22nd, 2024Pro-government commentators describe the new opposition star as an unserious person who will do harm to the opposition. READ MORE